Three Fever stars headline 2026 WNBA All-Star starters
SkimNews Take
Three Fever starters concentrate the league's showcase around one roster, while an honorary-GM draft borrows retired-star cachet to manufacture intrigue around a format already tilted toward new faces.
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- Indiana Fever placed three players in the starting lineup — center Aliyah Boston and guards Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell — the most of any team in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game.
- Minnesota Lynx (Natasha Howard and rookie guard Olivia Miles) and Dallas Wings (Paige Bueckers and Jessica Shepard) each contributed two starters; Miles is the only rookie among the 10.
- The remaining starters are four-time MVP A'ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces), two-time MVP Breanna Stewart (New York Liberty) and Gabby Williams (Golden State Valkyries).
- Starters were selected via a weighted formula: fan votes counted for 50%, while current players and a media panel each carried 25%, drawn from a ballot of four guards and six frontcourt players.
- Head coaches will pick 12 reserves — three guards, five frontcourt players, and four players at either position, regardless of conference — and cannot vote for their own players.
- Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon will serve as honorary general managers, drafting the All-Star teams from the 22-player pool instead of the usual top-vote-getter captain format, as part of the league's 30th anniversary celebration.
Why it matters: Three Fever starters — including rookie-of-the-year frontrunner Clark and sophomore Boston — underscore Indiana's rise as the league's headline team, while replacing the player-captain draft with Hall of Fame GMs Cooper and Weatherspoon marks a visible reset of the All-Star format for the WNBA's 30th season.
